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LETTER291
CHARLESLAMBTOBARRONFIELD
Sept.22,1822.
MydearF.,—Iscribblehastilyatoffice.Frankwantsmyletterpresently.I&sisterarejustreturnedfromParis!!Wehaveeatenfrogs.Ithasbeensuchatreat!YouknowourmonotonousgeneralTenor.Frogsarethenicestlittledelicatethings—rabbity-flavoured.ImagineaLilliputianrabbit!Theyfricasseethem;butinmymind,drestseethed,plain,withparsleyandbutter,wouldhavebeenthedecisionofApicius.ShelleythegreatAtheisthasgonedownbywatertoeternalfire!HuntandhisyoungfryareleftstrandedatPisa,tobeadoptedbytheremainingduumvir,LordByron—hiswifeand6children&theirmaid.WhatacargoofJonases,iftheyhadfounderedtoo!TheonlyuseIcanfindoffriends,isthattheydotoborrowmoneyofyou.HenceforthIwillconsortwithnonebutrichrogues.ParisisagloriouspicturesqueoldCity.LondonlooksmeanandNewtoit,asthetownofWashingtonwould,seenafterit.ButtheyhavenoSt.PaulsorWestminsterAbbey.TheSeine,somuchdespisedbyCockneys,isexactlythesizetorunthroamagnificentstreet;palacesamilelongononeside,loftyEdinbrostone(Othegloriousantiques!):housesontheother.TheThamesdisunitesLondon&Southwark.IhadTalmatosupperwithme.Hehaspickedup,asIbelieve,anauthenticportraitofShakspere.Hepaidabrokerabout£40Englishforit.Itispaintedontheonehalfofapairofbellows—alovelypicture,correspondingwiththeFoliohead.Thebellowshasoldcarvedwingsroundit,androundthevisnomyisinscribed,nearasIremember,notdividedintorhyme—Ifoundouttherhyme—
"Whomhavewehere,
Stuckonthisbellows,
ButthePrinceofgoodfellows,
WillyShakspere?"
Attop—
"Obaseandcowardluck!
Tobeherestuck.—POINS."
Atbottom—
"Nay!ratheragloriouslotistohimassignd,
Who,liketheAlmighty,ridesuponthewind.—PISTOL."
Thisisallinoldcarvedwoodenletters.Thecountenancesmiling,sweet,andintellectualbeyondmeasure,evenasHewasimmeasurable.Itmaybeaforgery.TheylaughatmeandtellmeIrelandisinParis,andhasbeenputtingoffaportraitoftheBlackPrince.HowfaroldwoodmaybeimitatedIcannotsay.Irelandwasnotfoundoutbyhisparchments,butbyhispoetry.IamconfidentnopainteroneithersidetheChannelcouldhavepaintedanythingnearlikethefaceIsaw.Again,wouldsuchapainterandforgerhaveexpected£40forathing,ifauthentic,worth£4000?Talmaisnotinthesecret,forhehadnotevenfoundouttherhymesinthefirstinscription.Heisingoverwithit,and,mylifetoSoutheysThalaba,itwillgainuniversalfaith.
Theletteriswanted,andIamwanted.Imaginetheblankfilledupwithallkindthings.
Ourjointheartyremembrancestobothofyou.Yoursasever,
C.LAMB.
[FrankwasFrancisJohnField,BarronFieldsbrother,intheIndiaHouse.
ShelleywasdrownedonJuly8,1822.
TalmawasFran?oisJosephTalma(1763-1826),thegreatFrenchtragedian.Lamb,introducedbyJohnHowardPayne,sawhimin"Regulus,"butnotunderstandingFrenchwasbutmildlyinterested."Ah,"saidTalmaintheaccountbyJamesKenneyprintedinHenryAngelosPicNic,"Iwasnotveryhappyto-night;youmustseemeinScylla.""InciditinScyllam,"saidLamb,"quivultvitareCharybdiro.""Ah,youarearogue;youareagreatrogue,"wasTalmasreply.TalmahadboughtapairofbellowswithShakespearesheadonit.Lambsbeliefintheauthenticityofthisportraitwasmisplaced,asthefollowingaccountfromChambersJournalforSeptember27,1856,willshow:—
Aboutthelatterpartofthelastcentury,oneZincke,anartistoflittlenote,butgrandsonofthecelebratedenamellerofthatname,manufacturedfictitiousShakespearesbythescore….ThemostfamousofZinckesproductionsisthewell-knownTalmaShakespeare,whichgentleCharlesLambmadeapilgrimagetoParistosee;andwhenhedidsee,kneltdownandkissedwithidolatrousveneration.Zinckepainteditonalargerpanelthanwasnecessaryforthesizeofthepicture,andthencutawaythesuperfluouswood,soastoleavetheremainderintheshapeofapairofbellows….Zinckeprobablywasthinkingof"amuseoffire"whenheadoptedthisstrangemethodofraisingthewind;buthemadelittlebyit,forthedealerintowhosehandsthepicturepassed,solditasacuriosity,notanoriginalportrait,for£5.Thebuyer,beingapersonofingenuity,andfonderofmoneythancuriosities,fabricatedaseriesofletterstoandfromSirKenelmDigby,and,passingovertoFrance,planted—theslangtermusedamongthelesshonestofthecuriosity-dealingfraternity—thepictureandthelettersinanoldchateaunearParis.Ofcourseaconfederatemanagedtodiscovertheplant,inthepresenceofwitnesses,andgreatwastheexcitementthatensued.SirKenelmDigbyhadbeeninFranceinthereignofCharlesI.,andthefictitiouscorrespondenceprovedthatthepicturewasanoriginal,andhadbeenpaintedbyQueenElizabethsmand,onthelidofherfavouritepairofbellows!
Itreallywouldseemthatthemoreabsurdadeceptionis,thebetteritsucceeds.AllPariswasindelightatpossessinganoriginalShakespeare,whiletheLondonamateurswereindespairatsuchatreasurebeinglosttoEngland.Theingeniouspersonsoonfoundapurchaser,andahighpricerepensedhimforhistrouble.Butmoreremainstobetold.ThehappypurchasertookhistreasuretoRibet,thefirstParisianpicture-cleaneroftheday,tobecleaned.Ribetsettowork;butwemayfancyhissurpriseasthesuperficialimpastoofZinckewashedoffbeneaththesponge,andShakespearebecameafemaleinaloftyheadgearadornedwithblueribbons.
Inafuriouspassionthepurchaserrantotheseller."Letustalkovertheaffairquietly,"saidthelatter;"Ihavebeencheatedaswellasyou:letuskeepthemattersecret;ifweletthepublicknowit,allParisandevenLondontoo,willbelaughingatus.Iwillreturnyouyourmoney,andtakebackthepicture,ifyouwillemployRibettorestoreittothesameconditionasitwasinwhenyoureceivedit."Thisfairpropositionwasaccededto,andRibetrestoredthepicture;butashewasasuperiorartisttoZincke,hegreatlyimprovedit,andthisimprovementwasattributedtohisskillasacleaner.Thesecretbeingkept,andthepicture,improvedbycleaning,beingagaininthemarket,Talma,thegreatTragedian,purchaseditatevenahigherpricethanthatgivenbythefirstbuyer.Talmavaluedithighly,encloseditinacaseofmoroccoandgold,andsubsequentlyrefused1000Napoleonsforit;andevenwhenatlastitswholehistorywasdisclosed,hestillcherisheditasagenuinememorialofthegreatbard.
BykindpermissionofMr.B.B.MacGeorge,theownerbothoftheletterandbellows,Iwasenabledtogiveareproductionoftheportraitinmylargeedition.
Irelandwastheauthorof"Vortigern,"theforgedplayattributedtoShakespeare.]
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